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If we can't have adaptive high beams [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSI-NVD1who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSI-NVD1who] in the US we definitely can't hav
by post_break 9y ago
If we can't have adaptive high beams [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSI-NVD1who https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSI-NVD1who] in the US we definitely can't have DLP. DOT for headlights in the US is awful. There should be revamped laws for headlights. When the base model has better output with terrible reflector technology than halogen projector you've screwed up the regulations.
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/more-than-half-of-midsize-suv-headlights-tested-rate-marginal-or-poor http://www.iihs.org/iihs/news/desktopnews/more-than-half-of-...
- teh_klev 9y agoThough likely not as sophisticated as those Mercedes ones, the Citroen DS series 3 (1967) had directional headlights[0]. Sadly as with now, this was also prohibited in the US. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS#Series_3_-_Nose_redesign_in_1967_with_Directional_headlights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS#Series_3_-_Nos...
- cr0sh 9y agoGrandaddy of them all was the Tucker Torpedo...
- nerpderp83 9y agoWhen you get your retinas burned out by HID bulb in an oncoming car, thank the DOT. Rating is based on watts delivered to lights, not photons delivered to driver. Law shouldn't even have type checked.
- u801e 9y agoAbout 17 years ago, the NHTSA had a public comment period about glare from headlamps. One response [1] was particularly informative. [1] https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=NHTSA-2001-8885-3657&attachmentNumber=1&contentType=pdf https://www.regulations.gov/contentStreamer?documentId=NHTSA...
- nerpderp83 9y ago> Automaker philanthropy cannot be relied upon to control headlamp glare. This is exceedingly well written.